I thought bariatric surgery involved dieting and being unable to eat. So I would have to starve to, maybe, lose weight, as 100 cals a day maintains my weight. I wonder what people eat after such surgery. Do they get malnourished after a while. And what about 10 years down the line...............
I have been looking into this surgery, the stomach is cut away and a new stomach pouch is made, but the pouch that now holds your food is only the size of an egg, so to start with you can only eat about 4 teaspoons of liquid food, then after 4 weeks, you go onto mashed food, still very small quantaties, then you work your way up to normal food, but in very small quantaties. The bypass alters your gut hormones so that your hunger hormone is switched off, and a lot of people with type 2 diabetes can come off their medication, as it alters the gut hormones and glucose levels within days even before the patient has lost weight. If they try to eat more than the stomach can hold then they will be sick or experience dumping if they eat sugar or high fat foods this is extremely unpleasant you feel shakey, faint, tremble, sweat, vomit and it puts people off eating foods high in sugar or fat. Patients also have to have 2 times multi vitamins and minerals aday for life. Some people that dont experience the shaking and pain etc can gradually eat more and more and stretch their pouches and obviously gain their weight back, but for those that use it as a tool rather than a magic cure can keep the weight off. One lady on a forum has lost 15 stone and kept it off for 9 yrs so far. I am at the stage of considering this surgery, but there are complications, you can get ulcers, the new pouch hole can be too tight, blood clots, bleeding, leaks etc, you have to weigh the pros and cons very carefully.
